The Michael L. Printz Award is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. It is named for a Topeka, Kansas school librarian who was a long-time active member of the Young Adult Library Services Association. The award is sponsored by Booklist, a publication of the American Library Association.
Established in 1950, the National Book Awards for Fiction honors American books of the highest literary merit. The purpose of this award, given by the National Book Foundation, is to promote reading and to raise funds for literacy programs. For over four decades, these books have earned a permanent place in world literature.
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This award was established in 1969 by Glyndon Flynt Greer to commemorate the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and to honor Mrs. Coretta Scott King for her courage and determination in continuing to work for peace and world brotherhood. It is given to recognize African-American illustrators for contributions to children's literature that promotes a better understanding and appreciation of the culture and contribution of all peoples to the realization of the American Dream.
Click herefor list of Coretta Scott King award winners
The Newbery Medal was established in 1922 and is awarded yearly to recognize an author for a distinguished contribution to American literature for children. The award is named for John Newbery, an 18th-century British bookseller.//
The Michael L. Printz Award is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. It is named for a Topeka, Kansas school librarian who was a long-time active member of the Young Adult Library Services Association. The award is sponsored by Booklist, a publication of the American Library Association.
-ALA, Retrieved July 11, 2008 from http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/printzaward/Printz.cfm
Click here for a list of Printz award winners
Established in 1950, the National Book Awards for Fiction honors American books of the highest literary merit. The purpose of this award, given by the National Book Foundation, is to promote reading and to raise funds for literacy programs. For over four decades, these books have earned a permanent place in world literature.
-Suffolk County Catalog Retrieved July 11, 2008 from http://www.suffolk.lib.ny.us/awards/natbook.html
Click here for a list of National Book Award for Young People's Literature award winners
This award was established in 1969 by Glyndon Flynt Greer to commemorate the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and to honor Mrs. Coretta Scott King for her courage and determination in continuing to work for peace and world brotherhood. It is given to recognize African-American illustrators for contributions to children's literature that promotes a better understanding and appreciation of the culture and contribution of all peoples to the realization of the American Dream.
-Suffolk County Catalog Retrieved July 11, 2008 from http://www.suffolk.lib.ny.us/awards/natbook.html
Click herefor list of Coretta Scott King award winners
The Newbery Medal was established in 1922 and is awarded yearly to recognize an author for a distinguished contribution to American literature for children. The award is named for John Newbery, an 18th-century British bookseller.//
-Suffolk County Catalog Retrieved July 11, 2008 from http://www.suffolk.lib.ny.us/awards/natbook.html
Click here for a list of Newbery winners